WHAT IS HAIR TRANSPLANTATION?

WHAT IS HAIR TRANSPLANTATION?

It's a type of surgery that moves hair you already have to fill an area with no hair. hair transplant techniques become more evolved in the last few years.

You usually have the procedure in the doctor's office. First, the surgeon cleans your scalp and injects medicine to numb the back of your head. Your doctor will choose one of two methods for the transplant: follicular unit transplantation (FUT) or follicular unit extraction (FUE).

The FUT process involves removing a small strip of tissue from the back of the head, from which the donor hair follicles will be extracted. The hair follicles are harvested from the strip by a skilled clinical team before being individually transplanted to the recipient areas. In most cases, and especially cases of advanced hair loss, FUT is the preferred method because it allows the physician to fully utilize the scalp area to deliver results consistent with patient expectations. FUT typically allows for the greatest number of grafts to be transplanted in a single session

When undergoing a FUE procedure, the entire scalp must usually be shaved in advance. As the FUE technique only allows a surgeon to take every second hair graft from the donor zone, the yield of grafts from the area is lower. Many clinics are forced to go outside of this zone which means these transplanted hairs will become thin and may be lost as a patient becomes older. It can also result in circular scars in the donor region becoming visible over time. The survival rate of grafts in an FUE technique is lower than it is with FUT as the accuracy of the punch tool is lower than that of a technician using a microscope.

Depending on the size of the transplant you’re getting, the process will take about 4 to 8 hours. You might need another procedure later on if you continue to lose hair or decide you want thicker hair.
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RECOVERY:

The scalp may be quite sensitive following hair transplant surgery. It will be necessary to wear bandages for a few days, and the doctor may prescribe pain medication, an antibiotic to prevent infection, or an anti-inflammatory to stop swelling.
Recovery time depends on the type of surgery used, with FUE offering faster recovery times.
In general, most people return to work within a week of the procedure. If stitches are used, they will be removed within 10 days.
most of the transplanted hair will fall out within 6 weeks of the surgery. New hair growth should be visible in the recipient areas within months, with hair growing by a half-inch each month.
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WHAT ARE THE COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH A HAIR TRANSPLANT:

Side effects from a hair transplant are usually minor and clear up within a few days. They can include:

- Temporary Thinning of Pre-Existing Hair
- Bleeding
- Pain
- Hiccups
- Itching
- Swelling
- Infection
- Scarring
- Cysts